Ordinance 3495-16 - Laserfiche WebLink

International Property Maintenance Code as adopted by the city as each are set forth in EMC Title 16. 3. Size. The project must include a minimum of: a. Eight multifamily housing units in the downtown urban center,twenty multifamily housing units in the E-1 MUO urban centers, and twenty multifamily housing units in the North Broadway urban center; or b. Eight units of rehabilitated multifamily housing; provided,that conversion of buildings originally constructed as single-family dwellings to multiple-family dwellings shall not be eligible for the property tax exemption provided herein; and further provided,that existing multifamily housing that has been vacant for twelve months or more does not have to provide additional units so long as the project provides at least eight units of rehabilitated multifamily housing. 4. Permanent Residential Housing. At least fifty percent of the space designated for multifamily housing must be provided for permanent residential occupancy, as defined in Section 3.78.030(J) and only that portion of the space designated for multifamily housing shall be eligible for the exemption provided for herein. 5. Proposed Completion Date. New construction multifamily housing and rehabilitation improvements must be completed within three years from the date of approval of the application, plus any extension of time granted under Section 3.78.090(B). 6. Compliance with Guidelines and Standards. The project must be designed to comply with the city's comprehensive plan, building,housing and zoning codes, design guidelines, and any other applicable regulations in effect at the time the applicant submits a fully completed application to the director. For the duration of the exemption granted under this chapter,the property shall have no violations of applicable zoning requirements, land use regulations, or building and housing ordinance requirements for which a notice of violation has been issued and is not resolved by compliance,withdrawal or other final resolution. The project must also comply with any other standards and guidelines adopted by the city for the residential targeted area in which the project will be developed. 7. Off-Street Parking. a. The project must provide all required parking spaces on site, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the city council as a pilot program or demonstration project, or as may be allowed by a master plan adopted under the Institutional Overlay Zone as provided by Chapter 19.33B. b. The parking requirements for multiple-family dwellings of the Everett zoning code are applicable to multifamily residences provided for in this chapter. 4